Taiwan Can Accept Both Powers China and US says Opposition Leader

The officials from Washington are putting pressure on Taiwan government for weapon deal to tackle China in the region, but the very outspoken and brave opposition leader stated clearly that the dialogue is the best solution.

“Taiwan does not want to become the next Ukraine,” warned Cheng Li-wun, Chair of the Kuomintang.

In an interview just hours before She issued an statement that Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed a watered-down version of President Lai Ching-te’s proposed defense package, slashing the roughly $40 billion plan by about a third after months of political deadlock.

The package accepted preserves billions of dollars in US arms purchases. But it cuts funding for parts of Taiwan’s domestic defense buildup, including portions of the island’s growing drone industry, at a moment when the Trump administration is pressuring allies across Asia to shoulder more responsibility for deterring China.

The Taiwan official said, “If we are being good with US it does not mean we have enmity with China”.